Incident Update Posta 3 Fire
- Date:
- 10/08/2024
- Time:
- 6:12 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Posta 3 Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-10-07
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Old Highway 80 and La Posta Road, Campo
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- San Diego
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE San Diego Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 413
- Containment
- 100%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- 2
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
CAL FIRE San Diego and the USFS Cleveland National Forest are in unified command on the fire near La Posta Road and Old Highway 80 in the Campo community.
10/8/2024
Firefighters continued to make good progress. The forward rate of spread has been stopped. Throughout the day crews continued to improve and reinforce control lines and start to assess any property damage. As of 5:00 PM on Tuesday, October 8, 2024; all evacuation orders, warnings and road closures have been lifted. Resources throughout the night will continue to patrol the area for hot spots.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 24
- Water Tenders
- 5
- Helicopters
- 0
- Dozers
- 3
- Hand Crews
- 6
- Other
- 10
- Total Personnel
- 192